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Is the Bowers & Wilkins 707 S3 an easy to drive speaker?
Bowers & Wilkins 707 S3
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There are two main factors that set how easy or difficult a speaker is to drive, these are Speaker Sensitivity and Impedance. A speaker rated lower Ohms requires more current than a higher Ohm speaker. Similarly, a speaker with lower sensitivity requires more power to reach the same volume as a speaker with higher sensitivity.

B&W 707 S3's nominal impedance level is 8 Ohms but can go down to as low as 4.0 ohms. 8 Ohms is pretty much the standard impedance amongst stereo speakers and amplifiers so Bowers & Wilkins 707 S3 is not considered a difficult to drive speaker from Impedance perspective.

B&W 707 S3 has a sensitivity of 84 dB. With a sensitivity level of only 8 dB, Bowers & Wilkins 707 S3 is a difficult to drive speaker from Sensitivity perspective, so make sure to choose an amplifier with high power if you like listening to your music at high volume levels.

Read our detailed Bowers & Wilkins 707 S3 Review
Bowers & Wilkins 707 S3 Alternatives in Passive Bookshelf Speakers
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B&W 707 S2
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2-way 84 dB 8 ohms 50-28k Hz
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B&W 607 S2
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2-way 84 dB 8 ohms 52-28k Hz
B&W 706 S2
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2-way 88 dB 8 ohms 50-28k Hz
KEF LS50 Meta
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2-way 85 dB 8 ohms 79-28k Hz
B&W 606 S2
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2-way 88 dB 8 ohms 52-28k Hz
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2-way 88 dB 8 ohms 52-28k Hz
B&W 705 S3
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2-way 88 dB 8 ohms 50-28k Hz
KEF R3
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3-way 87 dB 8 ohms 52-28k Hz
Dynaudio Evoke 10
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2-way 84 dB 6 ohms 47-23k Hz
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